tunofun,

I have to respectfully disagree about your assessment of pit bulls. I've owned several, and they were among the gentlest and friendliest dogs by nature that I have owned, and I have owned a BUNCH of dogs. They are easy to train, and can be made aggressive without much effort, however.

I even trained and used one for a pheasant dog about 20 years ago...named LB for Little Bear...LB would buck cover that a Lab would skirt around. He did have a tendancy to "tenderize" anything he retrieved, though...